Wk1Ch2: Key Words

Question 1

Abscess

Answer 1

a build-up of pus that forms in the body’s tissues

Question 2

acute gastritis

Answer 2

inflammation in the gastric mucosa often caused by the ingestion of irritants such as aspirin, alcohol or certain microorganisms

Question 3

acute pancreatitis

Answer 3

a sudden inflammation of the pancreas

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acute sinusitis

Answer 4

inflammation of the lining of the paranasal sinuses lasting 4 to 8 weeks

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adhesions

Answer 5

a band of scar tissue that joins two internal body surfacesthat are not usually connected

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arthritis

Answer 6

degeneration or inflammation of the joints

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cellular response

Answer 7

the alerting of the products of healing to attend to the site of injury

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chemotactic factors

Answer 8

specific inflammatory mediators

Question 9

chemotaxis

Answer 9

the process of moving certain cells to the injury site

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chronic inflammation

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is presented as an altered inflammatory response because of unrelenting injury

Question 11

chronic gastritis

Answer 11

a long-term condition that involves inflammation of the stomach lining

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chronic pancreatitis

Answer 12

ongoing inflammatory process of the pancreas, characterised by irreversible cellular and tissue changes

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cytokines

Answer 13

signalling proteins that help control inflammation in your body

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Crohn disease

Answer 14

a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation in the digestive tract

Question 15

deep partial-thickness burns (second degree burns)

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burns that damage the epidermis and penetrate into the dermis

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degranulation

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the process by which immune cells (such as mast cells) break apart and release inflammatory mediators int he form of extracellular granules (grain like particles)

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dehiscence

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splitting or bursting of a structure (wound), at a suture line

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diapedesis

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the process by which white blood cells, or leukocytes, pass through blood vessel walls and move into nearby tissues

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differentiation

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process by which immature cells become mature cells with specific functions (become specialised)

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dyspepsia

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indigestion

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edema

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swelling

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erythema

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redness

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eschar

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a dry black hardened area of dead skin that forms over a wound

Question 24

exudate

Answer 24

the watery fluid that accumulates at the site of injury

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fibroblasts

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important cells that produce and replace the connective tissue layer

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full-thickness burns (third degree burn)

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damage the epidermis and dermis and can penetrate subcutaneous layers as well

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gastritis

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inflammation of the lining of the stomach or gastric mucosa

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granulation tissue

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a connective tissue characterised by extensive macrophages and fibroblasts, and the promotion of angiogenesis

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granulomas

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nodular inflammatory lesions that encase harmful substances

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hematemesis

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vomiting blood

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hemostasis

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the stopping of blood flow to form a clot

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immune response

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the body's way of defending itself against harmful substances

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inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

Answer 32

chronic inflammatory processes most commonly in the small intestine and large intestine but can occur anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus

Question 33

inflammatory mediators

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facilitate the process of widening and loosening the blood vessels at the site of injury

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keloids

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hypertrophic scars that result from excessive collagen production at the site of injury

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labile cells

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cells that divide and multiply constantly

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pancreatitis

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inflammation of the pancreas, resulting in destruction of the pancreas by pancreatic enzymes

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rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

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a systemic autoimmune disease characterised by chronic inflammation and hyperplasia of the synovial membranes with increased synovial exudate, leading to swelling and thickening of the synovial membranes, joint erosion, and pain

Question 38

secondary intention

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when wounds heal from the bottom up

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primary intention

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wound healing where the wound is basically closed with all areas of the wound connecting and healing simultaneously

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proliferation

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growth and reproduction

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sepsis

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your body's extreme reaction to an infection

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serous exudate

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a clear fluid that seems out of the tissues (wounds)

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sinusitis

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symptomatic inflammation of the paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity

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stable cells

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cells that only multiply when needed

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superficial partial-thickness burns (first degree burns)

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burns that damage the epidermis

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transudate

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ultrafiltrate of plasma with low protein content and little or no cellular material

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thrombus

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protective clot and subsequent scab

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ulcerative colitis

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a chronic inflammatory condition of the colon

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ulcers

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sores in the lining of the stomach or small intestine

Question 50

vascular response

Answer 50

the increased blood flow to the site of an injury